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On November 23rd the ladies of Closet Luxe NYC got together to create something magical. After minor re-branding Chante N. and Kinna LeBlanc debuted their first vintage aesthetic for winter 2017 "Big City Girl".

Kinna LeBlanc serves as the Art Director of Closet Luxe NYC while Chante Watson executes as Style Architect for the nyc-based brand. The ladies curated a timeless vintage story, for their 2017 lookbook, which took place at the attractive Belvedere Castle inside Central Park.

The team remodeled 1940s fall lookshighlighting different textures like wool, tweed, fur and lace and introduced modern elements featuring a natural hair story within the shoot. I took inspiration from Beyonce and Solange's hair stylist, Neal Farinah, and decided to decorate blown-out tresses with colored hair pins for a more romantic effect. Photographer, Webster John Louis captured those details almost perfectly.

The call time to the west side of Central Park was extremely early and the freezing AM temperature was surely biting through my stockings; but the backdrop was breathtaking with clear natural light and fall elements of the park sprinkled in the distance. The Vintage architecture of Belvedere Castle and the large breed dogs, who randomly approached us, added an almost perfect touch to our theme.

Stay tuned for more vintage curated editorials from us as we go in to 2017, but first, take a look at some of my favorite shots and find out what happens when a young glamour girl l touches down in a big glamorous city!

During the second week of September I won the Rainbow Shops Instagram style Challenge.

One of my favorite and affordably chic boutiques conducts a weekly social media challenge with the opportunity for shoppers to win a $50 gift card when they use the hashtag #RainbowStyle. Earlier this month I was the lucky winner who won the challenge and received a gift card!

Batakwaib is an Indigenous term in Dominica coined by the Indigenous Kalinago People (formerly Carib Indians or Island Caribs). And like, the Garafuna and Maroon people throughout other Caribbean islands, this term describes the mixture of the indigenous people with West and Central Africans and Arawak people.

Like a lot of people from the islands, with this rich history, this is my genetic make-up as well.

The first day I touched down, I changed clothes and went to Dwever (Patwa word for "stroll") with my younger cousins. For some reason the transition from America had me feeling a bit in limbo. I was leaving behind all the turmoil recently experienced by the global black community and heading in to paradise with my family for 2 weeks. hmmm. I didn't quite know how to feel in that moment.

For the past 2 weeks I’ve been on the nature Isle of Dominica,
my home country. Most of my family and myself traveled abroad to pay respects
to one of our most coveted members; a dear, sister, mother, daughter, aunt and
wife, Laura Valentine-Panthier.